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define fallacy
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any unsound mode of arguing
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what are fallacies of evidence
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not presenting the full evidence, but parts to fit argument
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what are fallacies of reasoning
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1) example-hasty generalizations
2) analogy 3) cause (has to be complete, not partial) 4) sign |
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what are fallacies of language
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1) ambiguity
2) verbalism (abundant use of words) 3) loaded language (emotionally charged words) 4) grammatical structure |
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what are fallacies of pseudoarguments
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1) irrelevancy
2) arguing in a circle (starting with conclusion) 3) ignoring the issue 4) baiting 5) repeated assertion 6) jedi-mind trick 7) special pleading (urging for special exception) 8) substituting person for the argument (attempting to have the argument accepted or rejected based on character of the person advancing the argument) 9) bombast (high-sounding language with little meaning) for the argument 10) denying valid conclusions 11) popular appeal 12) "straw argument" (creating an issue in order to knock it down) 13) appealing to ignorance 14) pseudoquestions/loaded questions 15) tradition 16) non-sequitor (a conclusion that doesn't follow from the premises) 17) post hoc (assume causal relationship without proof) |
